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A full moon or a new moon at or close to its perigee (the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its...............

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A full moon or a new moon at or close to its perigee (the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its elliptic orbit) is often called what?

posted Nov 30, 2021 by Anil Chaurasiya

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A supermoon
The technical term is a perigee syzygy (of the Earth–Moon–Sun system), and results in a Moon which looks larger than usual. Usually three or four full or new moons a year may be classified as supermoons. A gibbous moon is one which is waxing into, and past, its third quarter.

answer Dec 1, 2021 by Mohammad
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